“It’s more than an honour to play the Doctor,” Whittaker told the BBC about being selected earlier in the summer. “It means remembering everyone I used to be, while stepping forward to embrace everything the Doctor stands for: hope. I can’t wait.”

Whittaker will make her debut in the Christmas special airing next month on Space.

She will be joined in the cast by Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill and Sharon D Clarke.

Reaction to the new Who was overwhelming positive, with fans noting all the costume’s subtle nods to past Doctors.

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